Best Perks for every hero in Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2’s new Perks system gives your characters extra buffs and abilities to earn mid-game, but you’ll need to know which ones are the best if you want to take your hero to the next level.

The Perks fundamentally changed Overwatch forever, giving players more opportunity to alter their approach mid-game. From Minor Perks that offer passive bonuses, to game-changing Major Perks that completely alter a hero’s playstyle, they can be the difference between victory and defeat.

Since perks were first introduced to the game, devs have rolled out plenty of changes to them, meaning you might have to adjust your tactics with some of your mains. So, whether you’re looking to climb the Competitive ranks or just dominate Quick Play, here are the best Perks for every hero.

Best Perks for all characters

With Season 18 introducing a plethora of perks that replaced old ones for some characters, as well as adding a new support hero Wuyang to the roster, we’ve adjusted the list below to reflect the current meta as well as the newest perks added.

Support

Hero	Best Minor Perk	Best Major Perk
Ana	Speed Serum: Nano Boost grants a 40% movement speed boost to both Ana and her target.	Biotic Bounce: After exploding, Biotic Grenade bounces and explodes again for 50 damage and healing.
Baptiste	Biotic Reloader: Hitting an entire three-round burst reloads a healing projectile. Healing projectile direct hits reloads 3 primary fire ammo.	Assault Burst: Regenerative Burst grants Baptiste 20% attack speed for four seconds, but no longer instantly heals.
Brigitte	Combat Medic: Melee attacks reduce the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.5 seconds.	Inspiring Strike: Shield Bash grants 30% increased movement speed for 2 seconds. Inspire’s healing is instant when activated by Shield Bash.
Illari	Rapid Construction: Healing Pylon builds 300% faster and its cooldown is reduced by 1.5 seconds.	Sunburn: Outburst ignites enemies, dealing an additional 70 damage over three seconds.
Juno	Familiar Vitals: Pulsar Torpedoes lock onto allies 35% faster.	Faster Blaster: While Glide Boost is active, Mediblaster fires continuously.
Kiriko	Urgent Care: Healing Ofuda projectile speed is increased by 50% when seeking critical health allies.	Foxtrot: Projection Suzu now only grants 30% increased movement speed for allies (down from 40%) but now grants 100% increased cooldown recovery.
Lifeweaver	Cleansing Grasp: Life Grip cleanses negative effects.	Petal Power Allies gain 25% attack speed while standing on a raised Petal Platform.
Lucio	Soundwave Rider: Wall Riding empowers your next Soundwave, increasing its knockback by 25% and damage by 50%.	Noise Violation: Crossfade’s range is increased by 150% while Amp It Up is active.
Mercy	Divine Momentum: Increases Mercy’s travel speed by 15% after cancelling Guardian Angel.	Chain Boost: Secondary fire links to a second nearby ally.
Moira	Destruction’s Divide: Coalescence can be toggled between pure healing or pure damage, with 25% greater effect.	Phantom Step: Fade lasts 0.5 seconds longer and boosts jump height by 50%.
Wuyang	Balance: When you deal damage with water orbs, increase Restorative Stream’s passive healing by 40% for 2 seconds.	Falling Rain: Simultaneously control 3 water orbs that deal 60% decreased damage and have 25% decreased empowered explosion radius.
Zenyatta	Ascendance: Activate and hold Double Jump to hover for up to three seconds.	Dual Harmony: Gain a 2nd Harmony Orb but they both heal for 70% effectiveness.

Blizzard

When it comes to Support heroes, there are some truly powerful Perks to choose from. In most cases, our picks for the best options are designed to address a well-known weakness. For example, Ascendance gives Zenyatta an extra bit of mobility to help him rejoin the fight quickly after dying, while Lifeweaver’s Petal Power lets him buff teammates standing on his petal.

In other cases, Perks can double down on a hero’s strengths and make them even more formidable. Faster Blaster allows Juno to either shred a squishy hero or quickly a low health ally, while Speed Serum makes up for Ana’s lack of mobility, making her harder to kill when the enemy least expects it.

Of course, you can swap and change depending on your preferred playstyle with that character. Our Lucio focuses more on his healing capabilities, but if you prefer terrorizing a team’s backline and getting kills, then Soundwave Rider is a must-use.

Damage

Hero	Best Minor Perk	Best Major Perk
Ashe	Remote Detonator: After using Dynamite, pressing E again causes it to detonate after a 0.5 second delay.	Viper’s Sting: Hitting two consecutive scoped shots on a target deals 25 extra damage and reloads two ammo.
Bastion	Configuration Reload: Refresh the cooldown of A-36 Tactical Grenade when changing configurations.	Self-Repair: Press E (R1 or RB) to rapidly heal yourself.
Cassidy	Bang Bang: Throw a second Flashbang that travels farther, but both Flashbangs deal 40% reduced damage.	Silver Bullet: Peacekeeper’s secondary fire is replaced with a piercing shot that inflicts bleeding. Combat Roll and Deadeye reset its cooldown.
Echo	Partial Scan: Duplicate starts with 50% of its ultimate charge.	High Beams: Focusing Beam eliminations reset Flight’s cooldown.
Freja	Hunters Instinct: Direct hits with Take Aim reveal enemies to Freja for 3 seconds.	Aerial Recovery: After using Updraft, heal for 30 health per second until Freja touches the ground.
Genji	Swift Cuts: Quick Melee reduces the cooldown of Swift Strike by 3 seconds.	Meditation: Regenerate 25 health per second while Deflect is active.
Hanzo	Sonic Disruption: Sonic Arrow hacks nearby Health Packs for 30 seconds.	Scatter Arrows: On first ricochet, Storm Arrows split into 5 shots dealing 33% damage and bounce 1 extra time.
Junkrat	Nitro Boost: During RIP-Tire, use (LSHIFT) to gain a quick boost of speed. Doing so reduces RIP-Tire’s damage by 50%.	Frag Cannon: Frag Launcher’s projectile speed is increased by 40%, but its max ammo is reduced by 1.
Mei	Skating Rink: Allies within Blizzard gain 25% increased movement speed and heal for 50 health per second.	Cryo-Storm: Cryo-Freeze slows and deals 70 damage per second to nearby enemies.
Pharah	Drift Thrusters: Pharah can move while Barrage is active.	Fuel Stores: Jet Dash grants 50% fuel. Maximum overfuel is increased by 100%.
Reaper	Soul Reaving: Collect Soul Globes from dead enemies to restore 50 health.	Dire Triggers: Use (RMB) to fire a volley with long range accuracy from both Hellfire shotguns.
Sojourn	Deceleration Field: Enemies hit by Disruptor Shot are slowed by 25%.	Dual Thrusters: Power Slide gains an additional charge and its jump height shifts to lateral movement.
Soldier: 76	Tactical Salvo: Helix Rockets cooldown is reduced by 80% during Tactical Visor.	Agility Training: Sprint’s speed is increased by 20% and reload can be performed while sprint is active.
Sombra	CTRL ALT ESC: Teleporting with Translocator while at critical health initiates passive health regeneration.	Viral Replication: Hitting a hacked enemy with Virus spreads Virus to enemies within 8 meters.
Symmetra	Perfect Alignment: Primary fire’s range increases by 15% with each additional charge level.	Hovering Barrier: Teleporter gains the option to create a forward moving barrier instead. Pressing E again slows down the barrier’s movement.
Torbjorn	Hammer Time: Move 20% faster while Forge Hammer is equipped.	Anchor Bolts: Deploy Turret’s throw range is increased by 50% and it can now attach to walls and ceilings.
Tracer	Blink Packs: Health Packs restore 1 Blink charge.	Flashback: Recall restores 2 Blink charges.
Venture	Deep Burrow: Drill Dash distance is 50% longer while burrowed.	SMART Extender: Empower SMART Excavator with E to increase its maximum projectile range by 100% for 4 seconds.
Widowmaker	Sniper’s Instinct: Scoped shots charge 100% faster for 2 seconds after using Grappling Hook.	Seeker Mine: Vemon Mine now fires poison darts at enemies within 10 meters and remains active after triggered.

Every DPS Perk is useful in one way or another, but there are some clear standouts that are a no-brainer if you’re running that character. Anchor Bots lets Torbjorn attach his turret to walls and ceilings, opening the door for smarter players who can catch the enemy team out.

Meanwhile, CTRL ALT ESC and Viral Replication is another strong combination for Sombra, allowing her to play more aggressively and have more uptime. One of the DPS’ biggest drawbacks is that her kit encourages her to stray away from her team, these options can help her put a lot more pressure to the backline and finish off kills in the fight.

If you’re a Pharah main, our picks for her solve two of the main issues the character faces. Drift Thrusters ensure she’s not a sitting duck while unleashing a Barrage, and Fuel Stores keep her in the air where she’s most useful for longer.

Tank

Hero	Best Minor Perks	Best Major Perks
D.Va	Extended Boosters: Hitting an enemy with Boosters increases the duration by 0.5 seconds.	Shield System: Convert 150 health to shields. Defense Matrix restores shields based on 25% of its damage absorbed.
Doomfist	One-Two: Hitting an enemy into a wall with Rocket Punch reloads all Hand Cannon and overfills ammo by 2.	Aftershock: Enemies hit by Seismic Slam are slowed by 30% for 1.5 seconds.
Hazard	Anarchic Zeal: Spike Guard’s spikes gain 25% Lifesteal.	Explosive Impalements: Bonespur hits mark targets with spikes. Quick Melee and Violent Leap’s slash detonate them for 40 explosive damage.
Junker Queen	Battle Shout: Commanding Shout fully reloads Scatter Gun and increases allied reload speed by 50%.	Savage Satiation: Carnage’s impact damage gains 100% lifesteal.
Mauga	Pyromaniac: Igniting enemies with Incendiary Chaingun grants 50 overhealth.	Combat Fuel: Critical hits grant Mauga two temporary overhealth on Cardiac Overdrive’s next use, up to 100 overhealth.
Orisa	Mobile Fortification: While Fortify is active. Orisa has no move speed reduction and no heat generation.	Charged Javelin: Energy Javelin can be charged to increase projectile speed and knockback. Pierces enemies at full power.
Ramattra	Void Surge: Void Accelerator periodically releases a burst of 6 additional projectiles during continuous fire.	Nanite Repair: Ramattra is healed for 75 health per second while within Ravenous Vortex.
Reinhardt	Barrier Re-charge: Distance travelled while using Charge regenerates your Barrier Field by 150 per second.	Shield Slam: While Barrier Field is active, use Primary Fire to damage and knockback enemies.
Roadhog	Scrap Hook: Chain Hook hits reload 2 ammo.	Pulled Pork: Gain overhealth based on how far you pull enemies with Chain Hook, up to 250.
Sigma	Hyper Regeneration: 50% of Hyperspheres’ damage restores Experimental Barrier’s health.	Levitation: Activate and hold Double Jump briefly to levitate upward.
Winston	Heavy Landing: During Primal Rage, Jump Pack’s damage and area increase by up to 75% while airborne.	Revitalizing Barrier: Barrier Projector heals allies within it for 30 health per second.
Wrecking Ball	Steamroller: Roll impacts deal 100% more damage to tanks.	Adaptive Barrier: Adaptive Shield generates a 1.5 second barrier on activation, consuming 50 overhealth.
Zarya	Jump-Ups: Secondary Fire’s self-knockback is increased by 75%.	Energy Lance: Particle Cannon’s beam pierces enemies while over 50 energy.

Blizzard

Tanks are the focal point of any team, so it’s no surprise that the role has arguably the most powerful Perks in Overwatch. Mauga is already an absolute menace when pushing the other team, so Pyromaniac and Combat Fuel encourage him to keep up the pressure by healing on objectives and earning overhealth for every critical hit.

Orisa also benefits greatly from her options. Thanks to Mobile Fortification, she can continuously attack with her primary fire as it improves how long she can sustain it without generating heat, all while having no move speed reduction while Fortify is active. Pair this with Charged Javelin, and you’ll be a threat both up-close and long-range.

If you’re a Reinhardt player, we recommend doubling down on shield-specific Perks. Barrier Re-charge allows you to make more risky plays by generating your Barrier Field based on the distance travelled using Charge, while Shield Slam means you can still attack while blocking incoming fire.

For more on Overwatch 2, be sure to check out how to get Galactic weapons, as well as all the things that arrived in Season 18.